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applegrove

(133,949 posts) Thu Jul 2, 2026, 04:15 PM 21 hrs ago

Juvenile: Mamdani attack by Lindsey Graham [View all]

Mamdani is trying to prevent New Yorkâ€™s power grid from failing, you idiot.

78Â° by choice is a lot better than 100Â° without electricity.
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2026-07-02T15:02:39.063Z

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Juvenile: Mamdani attack by Lindsey Graham [View all] applegrove 21 hrs ago OP

This appeals to the selfish Conservative mindset. . Oneironaut 21 hrs ago #1

It's been advised by A/C experts and the power companies to set the thermostat at 78* in summer Deuxcents 21 hrs ago #2

Perhaps Lindsey forgets republicans losing power in Texas and Ted Cruz ran off to Cancun to get warm. Norrrm 21 hrs ago #3

Let's dispense with the niceties... GiqueCee 20 hrs ago #4

Maybe vultures. 3catwoman3 19 hrs ago #5

Mine stays at 80. BidenRocks 19 hrs ago #6

I keep mine lower, but... cab67 19 hrs ago #14

i swear lindsey grahams brain has gone in to sleep mode and hasn't woken up in years. dawn5651 19 hrs ago #7

I think you are quite correct. niyad 15 hrs ago #22

The request to set AC a little higher during high-use times is standard. yardwork 19 hrs ago #8

Set it too low, and you get kicked in the face by the atmosphere if/when you go outside 0rganism 19 hrs ago #9

Graham probably see Texas's shitty "freedom grid" as aspirational and not something most states avoid like the plague. Karasu 19 hrs ago #10

They tell us that here in Austin. ananda 19 hrs ago #11

A Texan here. We are told to use as little electricity as possible every hot day. Whyisthisstillclose 19 hrs ago #12

Hey, leningradlindsey, you clueless jackass. That is, word for word, what my niyad 19 hrs ago #13

Republicans don't do common sense MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #15

True niyad 19 hrs ago #16

I always found their branding as the party of common sense to be utterly fucking hilarious coming from people obsessed Karasu 18 hrs ago #20

So very true. niyad 15 hrs ago #23

I set my central unit at 78 and run a dehumidifier Phoenix61 19 hrs ago #17

Dehumidifier BidenRocks 18 hrs ago #19

It sweetly turns itself off when the reservoir is full. 😀 Phoenix61 17 hrs ago #21

Apparently, Social Democrats have a theory that if everybody works together... 70sEraVet 19 hrs ago #18

Lindsey's thermostat peaks anytime he hears the name Trump. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 12 hrs ago #24